Hammond Innes was a compulsive storyteller... he had an inborn ability to relate a fast-moving narrative with a knack that drove the story on and kept the reader in rapt attention

Thank goodness for Hammond Innes. He gets better with every book

People say people can’t write stories anymore. Tell that to Hammond Innes

Yates’s take on the collegiate thriller lives up to early comparisons to Donna Tartt’s The Secret History... filled with gleeful malevolence

[A] chilling debut...this is a thriller, a cautionary tale and a sobering exploration of unintended consequences rolled into one

Black Chalk grabs from the get-go... Yates plots with tantalizing skill

This addictive psychological thriller will have you hooked from start to game over

Compelling

A truly chilling thriller, with campus-fun-gone-wrong echoes of Donna Tartt's The Secret History

A very exciting debut - like The Secret History, but so much creepier... This is intellectually challenging psychological thriller writing at a high level

An intricate and sinister thriller, in which the truth is slowly and subtly revealed

Words to describe this wonderful thriller could be: gripping, sinister, realistic and very scary, as well as irresistible, compulsive and unputdownable... A perfect read on a dark evening,

A gripping thriller... Will leave even the most hardened of horror fans looking over their shoulders and checking that the door is locked!

Complex, ingenious and thrilling

a sinister and suspenseful read

The Never List is a perfect entertainment. Thrilling, super smart, witty, and just about the most distracting thing in my recent life. I've stayed up past my bedtime, missed whole subway stops, left children at the playground. First readers will have to know what happens, and then they'll be awed by the flair with which Koethi Zan makes it happen. This novel deserves all the success it is sure to have

This fast-paced debut turns the traditional crime novel on its head

If you like dark and disturbing thrillers, this stylish debut is for you... This will hook you in till the end but should come with a warning – it’s not for the faint-hearted

A perfect page turner for the beach

Full of heartbreaking twists and turns, you'll not be able to put it down

This dark twisting thriller is perfect for those looking to fill the void left by Gone Girl

The Never List is the best kind of entertainment, one that thrills while bringing new awareness of the world in which we live. I predict some earlier bedtimes for Koethi in the future as, no matter how good a lawyer she is, there seems to be a brighter future beckoning as a novelist and screenwriter

This is an astonishingly assured debut, and a thoroughly absorbing book which will keep you gripped to the very end. Set aside a whole block of time to read it, because you won’t want to put it down

Warning: don’t read this psychological thriller late at night

It’s a gripping page-turner

A thoughtful, profoundly unnerving psychological thriller

A huge page-turner. This is the perfect beach read, absolutely gripping and with a pacey storyline that’s guaranteed to see you racing to the final page within days

This is a rare thriller that manages to be thoughtful and frantically compelling

I found it hard to put down, with several ingenious twists

This is the perfect beach read, absolutely gripping and with a pacey storyline that’s guaranteed to see you racing to the final page within days

Absolutely loved The Never List. Absorbing, innovative and thought provoking. Great read too! Fantastic new voice in fiction

If you’re looking for an edge-of-your-seat thriller, then this one is sure to suit